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[nIdahoSeahawk]

One thing me and my cousin noticed was that whenever a player is down (in this game, an opponent) he's the first one to show respect and get down on one knee. I think its really cool of him

Tate's the same way. When Wolfe was down in the Broncos preseason game, he was the only player on the field, including Broncos, taking a knee

 

[Hawks46]

I'm with Hawkblogger on this one, people need to stop comparing Engram and Baldwin just because they're black slot receivers.

We need to target Baldwin a lot more, IMO. Dude's nothing but clutch.

Link please. I'd like to read it. I drank with Hawkblogger in Toronto last year but have never seen his site.

After reading your post I looked something up.

Guess what?

Everything isn't about somebody's race.

Baldwin is listed as 5'10" and 189#.
Engram was listed as 5' 10" and 192#.

There ARE similarities.

Engram weighed 3 lbs more. This is why Baldwin is so injury prone. He needs to gain 3 lbs.

 

[Pandion Haliaetus]

Baldwin has a better body than Engram. Baldwin in my opinion plays bigger than Engram did. Baldwin brings the finesse but he also brings the intensity and physicality in blocking aspects more so than Engram did.

Engram was a great security blanket for Hasselbeck, but even that took a couple years of development.

The only thing perhaps was that Engram was so good in the middle of the field, it could just be Wilson and the O-line issues, but Baldwin hasn't been as good working the middle like he was with Tarvaris Jackson in 2011.

 

[McGruff]

Baldwin MAY be injury prone because he is pretty reckless and fearlEss with his body. I can't recall and layer who takes as many body shOts as Doug.

 

[Tech Worlds]

How many times does he get the ball? 3 times a game?

Hard to get hurt when you aren't getting tackled much.

His durability is yet to be proven until he gets roughed up more often.

 

[pehawk]

How many times does he get the ball? 3 times a game?

Hard to get hurt when you aren't getting tackled much.

His durability is yet to be proven until he gets roughed up more often.

IIRC, he's never gotten hurt in an actual game. Hammy in 2012 camp. He caught a lot of balls in 2011.

 

[Tech Worlds]

How many times does he get the ball? 3 times a game?

Hard to get hurt when you aren't getting tackled much.

His durability is yet to be proven until he gets roughed up more often.

IIRC, he's never gotten hurt in an actual game. Hammy in 2012 camp. He caught a lot of balls in 2011.

Right. And the concern was did he have the build to do that year after year.

Jury is still out.

Maybe with all the new rules protecting the offensive players anyone of any physical stature could play and not get hurt.

 

[jkitsune]

I'm with Hawkblogger on this one, people need to stop comparing Engram and Baldwin just because they're black slot receivers.

We need to target Baldwin a lot more, IMO. Dude's nothing but clutch.

I compare them because their games are similar. No size, no blazing speed, just a knack for getting open past the sticks and soft hands for making the catch.

:229031_shrug:

I compare them because they play extremely similar roles in a similar way on the same team. Is that insufficient reason?

 

[pehawk]

How many times does he get the ball? 3 times a game?

Hard to get hurt when you aren't getting tackled much.

His durability is yet to be proven until he gets roughed up more often.

IIRC, he's never gotten hurt in an actual game. Hammy in 2012 camp. He caught a lot of balls in 2011.

Right. And the concern was did he have the build to do that year after year.

Jury is still out.

Maybe with all the new rules protecting the offensive players anyone of any physical stature could play and not get hurt.

He's not of small stature though? At least for his position?

He pulled a hamstring, once. That's it.

 

[DavidSeven]

Right. And the concern was did he have the build to do that year after year.

What am I missing here? Steve Smith and Wes Welker are basically the same height and weight.

 

[cacksman]

I'm with Hawkblogger on this one, people need to stop comparing Engram and Baldwin just because they're black slot receivers.

We need to target Baldwin a lot more, IMO. Dude's nothing but clutch.

I compare them because their games are similar. No size, no blazing speed, just a knack for getting open past the sticks and soft hands for making the catch.

:229031_shrug:

Baldwin is in another stratosphere when comparing their speed/quickness.

 

[Blitzer88]

Love what Doug has done so far this season, he always seems to make a key catch for us when we need it. Now we just need to figure out a way to get him the ball more.

 

[Bigpumpkin]

Love what Doug has done so far this season, he always seems to make a key catch for us when we need it. Now we just need to figure out a way to get him the ball more.

....and I'd be perfectly happy to see him get several 10-12 yarders than to see only one 25 yarder per game.

 

[Tech Worlds]

Right. And the concern was did he have the build to do that year after year.

What am I missing here? Steve Smith and Wes Welker are basically the same height and weight.

Might have been more of his style. He was taking huge shots his rookie year.

But then again that may have been because TJack had a tendency to really air out his receivers.

 

[ZeroTrunks]

Dougie B has been mr clutch- I 100% agree! he is the reason we are 5-1. The guy has such a high game IQ- it's great he is on our team

 

[SE174]

Love DBfresh. Glad I got to meet him this summer and have him sign my Carlson jersey. Need to get the name switched out.

 

[tubbs51]

Baldwin is a great player. He needs more reps. Like others have said he's the most reliable option we have. Dude makes spectacular catches week in and week out and does it with little to no praise. I dare say he's more humble than Russell Wilson. He's a blue collar, lunchpale player. just look at last year. shatters his two front teeth and his lip and i believe he was back the next week. He's literally a diamond in the rough lol.

His play as a Seahawk is why i have his jersey.

 

[largenutz]

Hes half african american, his mom is filipino, and he grew up with the Asian culture. Hes the only flip in the league right now. Just one of the reasons hes one of my faves!

 

[dontbelikethat]

Baldwin hasn't been as good working the middle like he was with Tarvaris Jackson in 2011.

It was also noted that Baldwin ran the wrong routes or incomplete routes(forgot if it was intentional or not), but he got open a lot.

 

[Schadie001]

Doug has been our best WR this year bar none. I personally think he has outplayed Tate and Rice.